'Kai the Hitchhiker' Agrees to Be Extradited to NJ

Kai the Hitchhiker (whose real name is Caleb Lawrence McGillvary) agreed Tuesday to be extradited to New Jersey to face murder charges in the death of Clark resident Joseph Galfy.

McGillvary waived his right to an extradition hearing before a Philadelphia judge at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility. According to the Union County Prosecutor's Office, McGillvary's court date has not yet been scheduled.

Galfy, 73, was found in his Clark home on Monday, May 13 after hosting McGillvary, 24, overnight on Saturday and Sunday. Police say that McGillvary murdered Galfy, who was found in his underwear and socks, severely beaten. McGillvary was arrested in Philadelphia on May 16.

For his part, in a May 14 post on his Facebook page, McGillvary alleges that he was drugged and raped, and asks readers, "what would you do?"

McGillvary became an Internet sensation in February: After saving a Fresno woman by smashing her attacker in the head with his hatchet, McGillvary’s offbeat personality in an interview made for a YouTube video that garnered nearly 4 million views (see it here - warning, contains profanity). He also recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

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